National Adventure Foundation (NAF), was registered in 1979 under the Registration of Societies Act 1860, vide Registration No.S/10595 of 1979 dated 06 Nov 1979 for promoting adventure amongst the youth of the country and building their personality & character by infusing in them the sense of discipline and national pride. NAF forms a valuable idea-bank on matters relating to the promotion of adventure sports in the country.
The NAF discharges this obligation by obtaining fund support from the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and other Govt/Semi Govt Organizations. NAF has been recognized as an “All India Organisation(AIO) for National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development(NPYAD)” by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.
Organisationally, the NAF has its National HQ located at New Delhi and its Chapters all over the country, overseeing the promotion of the objectives of the NAF, within the region/territorial jurisdiction allotted to each. The NAF also extends affiliation to those Organisations in the country which share NAF’s ‘Social’ Orientation, and are, thus, willing to lend support to the NAF in areas/disciplines in which the NAF needs such support to promote its objectives.